BOE Technology
Mr. Xiaodong Liu (Vice Chairman & Pres)
Ms. Yun Sun (CFO, Exec. VP & Non-Independent Director)
Summary
BOE Technology Group Company Limited, an IoT company, provides intelligent interface products and professional services for information interaction and human health worldwide. It operates through Display Business, Internet of Things (IoT) innovation business, Sensor And Application Solutions, Mini LED, and Smart Medicine & Engineering, and Other segments. The company offers TFT-LCD, AMOLED Oxide, Microdisplay, and other technologies, such as smartphones, tablet PCs, laptops, monitors, TVs, vehicle-mounted, electronic shelf label, tiled display screens, industrial control, wearable and VR/AR devices, electronic tags, white goods, healthcare, mobile payment, and interactive whiteboards; provides tablets, low-power, IoT, 3D display, and other smart terminal products, as well as integrated design and manufacturing services for system solutions. It also provides products and services combining hardware and software, smart finance, parks, government affairs, transportation, and energy; and urban light space services, as well as solutions for whole and large-size products. Further, the company focuses on medical biological detection, transportation and construction, consumer electronics, microwave communications, industrial sensing, and other fields, as well as provides design and manufacturing of sensor devices and system solution services, including flat panel X-ray detectors, digital microfluidic chips, PDLC glass, and fingerprint identification systems and industrial sensors. In addition, the company offers Mini-LED backlight and display products. Further, it provides digital hospital, health management, and technology services. Additionally, the company operates IoT platform to build a smart health management service. Furthermore, it offers health services including prevention, treatment, therapy, and nursing. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
History
In April 1993, Beijing Oriental Electronics Group Co., Ltd was founded by Wang Dongsheng. In 1997, it listed B shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In 2001, Beijing Oriental Electronics was renamed BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. BOE acquired SK Hynix's STN-LCD and OLED businesses for US$22.5 million. Issued additional A shares in Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In 2003, BOE acquired SK Hynix's Hydis flat-panel display businesses for US$380 million.In 2009, BOE Energy Technology Co., Ltd was founded to enter the photovoltaics industry. In 2010, BOE acquired Suzhou Gaochuang Electronics' Taipei Display Research Center and AIO Manufacturing Plant. BOE also acquired K-Tronics for an undisclosed amount.In 2011, BOE established a Japan branch and R&D center in Tokyo. In 2012, BOE established an American branch and R&D center in Santa Clara in Silicon Valley, California. In 2014, BOE established a subsidiary in Frankfurt, Germany. In 2015, BOE acquired OASIS International Hospital.In 2016, BOE acquired automotive displays maker Varitronix for RMB60.1 million. It set up a subsidiary in New Delhi, India.
In 2017, BOE established its Middle East Branch in Dubai and set up a subsidiary based in São Paulo, Brazil. BOE also announced its plan to build a hospital in Chengdu which will be opened in late 2020. BOE announced a long-term agreement with Universal Display Corporation, UDC will supply phosphorescent OLED materials to BOE. According to IHS Markit, BOE became shipped the most displays larger-than-9-inch for tablets, notebook PCs and monitors. However LG Display still lead in terms of area shipment.In 2018, BOE acquired SES-imagotag for €200 million. BOE formed a joint venture with Kopin Corporation and Olightek for OLED micro-displays manufacturing. BOE established subsidiares in Jakarta, Indonesia and Johannesburg, South Africa. According to Sigmaintell Consulting, BOE overtook LG Display as the world's largest LCD TV and monitor producer with 54.3 million TV panels and 37.3 million monitor panels shipped. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the first flagship tier smartphone with an AMOLED sourced from BOE .In 2019, BOE formed a joint venture with Rohinni for MicroLED and mini LED backlighting manufacturing. Hisense announced its U9E TVs featuring dual LCD panels which Hisense said exceeds OLED TVs in brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. Its panels are produced by BOE. The Huawei Mate X scheduled for release in Q4 2019 reportly has a foldable OLED from BOE. According to IHS Markets, BOE had the second highest marketshare of the smartphone OLED panel market at 5.9%, only behind Samsung Displays. BOE will also surpass LG Display as the world's largest flat-panel display producer. And BOE has partnered with Huawei to research cameras under OLEDs. BOE is reportedly in talks to replace LG Display and Tianma as OLED supplier for LG Electronics smartphones in 2020. BOE also became an OLED supplier for Apple beginning in 2021 for the iPhone.On February 1, 2022, the company announced they had developed the world’s fastest gaming monitor with a 500Hz refresh rate. The prototype 27-inch monitor has a resolution of 1080p.
Mission
Change life with heart
Vision
To be the most respected company on earth
Key Team
Ms. Liqiong Feng (Exec. VP & Lead Counsel)
Mr. Yu Zhang (VP, Chief HR Officer & Chief Reform and IT Management Officer)
Mr. Huifeng Zhong (Exec. VP & Chief Performance Officer)
Mr. Zhongdong Xie CIA, Master (Chief Risk Officer, Sr. VP & Chief Auditor)
Mr. Xiangjun Yao Chinese CPA, MBA (Exec. VP & CEO of Digital Art IoT Platform BG)
Mr. Chuanbin Miao (VP & Chief Culture Officer)
Mr. Zhaohong Zhang (Exec. VP & CEO of LED business)
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOE_Technology
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/boe-technology-group/company_financials
https://sec.report/CIK/Hoovers and Data Cloud includes:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/000725.SZ/
https://www.comparably.com/companies/boe-technology-group/mission
https://companiesmarketcap.com/largest-companies-by-revenue/
Mr. Xiaodong Liu (Vice Chairman & Pres)
Ms. Yun Sun (CFO, Exec. VP & Non-Independent Director)